How come front shocks cost $1100 and rears cost $150?

I've been looking around on the interweb, and I can lift the back end of my Tacoma 2"-3" for about 300-400 bucks (Bilstien 5100 or 5160 and all pro off road leafs) but to lift the front the same height, it costs damn near $2000. The cheapest coil overs (That wont snap in half) for the front that i have seen are the Camburgs with eibach world springs, which cost $1100, but i also gotta run some new UCA's ($600-$700) Point is, is there a cheaper way to lift the front end? Can I run smooth bodies instead of coil overs? If anyone can help that would be great, thanks

 

You just answered your own question. Coilovers cost more money than just a shock without a spring cup.

And My OME lift front and rear cost me $1100 total. I am quite hard on the truck, and I have an ARB bumper up front. I've never felt that they would snap in half....

( I do not have new UCA's, as my alignment was good enough)

 

The coilov re are expensive but they can be rebuilt and tuned for your ride comfort and on top of that you can adjust the lift on them.